What does metabolic compensation for respiratiry acidosis or alkalosis look like on a graph?

What are the rules for acid base disturbances?

1. Check pH for alkalosis or acidosis
2. Is it metabolic or respiratory?
3. Is compensation appropraite? (If not then it is a mixed disorder)
4. What clinical condition is present that will explain the blood gas changes

What does uncompensated respiratory alkalosis look like on the graph?

What does compensated respiratory alkalosis look like on the graph?

There is a perpendicular line down from the inital vbalue - down one of the isolines. This gives you the new pH and the new HCO3. These should increase/decrease in the same direction. The new pH is not 7.4

What is the response to aspirin posioning?

What haooens if you give a "blue bloater" high levels of oxygen?

They normally have really high pCO2 levels. They breathe in response to low O2 levels, not CO2. So if you give them O2 iy knocks out their respiratory drive completely and they stop breathing. Take away the oxygen, they start breathing again